[cma-l] AM for CR

[Canalside's The Thread]

Good advice and definitely worth noting .....  AM the dead Duck. So, why
would this person want to push for AM       hmm ?

 

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From: cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk
[mailto:cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] On Behalf Of James Cridland
Sent: 17 February 2016 02:45
To: The Community Media Association Discussion List; cma-l
Subject: Re: [cma-l] AM for CR

 

AM is being switched off all over Europe, including here in the UK.

 

AM receivers are being removed from cars (BMW one of the first), will never
be in most microprocessor-powered electronics, like mobile phones.

 

The sound quality is relatively dire, the electricity costs are huge, the
interference is growing, the user experience lacking, the audience is
falling away. Many AM masts are nearing the end of their life cycle.

 

AM isn't an equivalent platform to FM, therefore; and you'd be crazy to want
to use it.

 

(It is still quite large in Australia, for coverage reasons, incidentally,
but I still worry about its future here too).

 

 

On Wed, 17 Feb 2016, 12:36 AM Ian Hickling <transplanfm at hotmail.com> wrote:

We have been trying for over 8 months now to together a reliable and
predictable  AM transmission system together for a Client (sadly not a CMA
Member) who insists on taking an AM frequency rather than pushing Ofcom for
FM.

We're now looking at a 600W transmitter from Bulgaria.

Can I ask for some views please?

Does anyone have anything positive to say about Ofcom's policies of:

*	Offering AM as an equivalental platform to FM?
*	Offering only AM if an Applicant wants greater coverage than a 5km
radius
*	Offering AM licences on a countrywide basis in the second half of
2016

 

Thanks for whatever you can contribute

 

Ian Hickling

Partner

 <http://www.transplanuk.com/> 

Office: 01635 578435  (7am-11pm UK time)

Carphone: 07530 980115 (only responds when driving)

6 Horn Street, Compton, NEWBURY, RG20 6QS

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